Shanghai Biren Intelligent Technology Co. () is a Chinese
fabless
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semiconductor design company.
The company was founded in 2019 by Lingjie Xu and others, all of whom were previously employed at
NVIDIA or
Alibaba
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. Biren has advertised two
general-purpose graphics processing units (GPGPUs), the BR100 and BR104. Both cards are aimed at
artificial intelligence and
high-performance computing.
As a result of
U.S sanctions effective in October 2022 regarding exportation of advanced computing devices and manufacturing materials, Biren's contracted semiconductor manufacturer
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC; also called Taiwan Semiconductor) is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company. It is the world's most valuable semiconductor company, the world' ...
(TSMC) halted all manufacturing of the company's products. In an apparent effort to get around a stipulation of the U.S. sanctions, Biren reportedly modified their BR100 GPU to be able to process less data, so that it would not qualify for restriction for its manufacturer, TSMC.
U.S. sanctions
In October 2023, the
United States Department of Commerce added Biren Technology to the
Bureau of Industry and Security's
Entity List
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See also
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CHIPS and Science Act
The CHIPS and Science Act is a U.S. federal statute enacted by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on August 9, 2022. The act provides roughly $280 billion in new funding to boost domestic research ...
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Semiconductor industry in China
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{{Major semiconductor companies
Semiconductor companies of China
Electronics companies established in 2019
Graphics hardware companies
Manufacturing companies based in Shanghai
Fabless semiconductor companies